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Domestic workers fight back: everyday victories and stories of defiance

In the face of overwork and wage theft, Sara, a domestic worker in Beirut, recalls how her employer demanded receipts and counted every penny when she went out to buy breakfast. But one day, Sara saved enough of her own pay to buy croissants for herself, which she relished in front of her employer, declaring  “Me too, I have the right to eat croissants!” It may sound like a minor act of resistance to subserviency, but it helped Sara negotiate her

| Tuesday December 22, 2020
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